Order unanimously reversed on the law with costs and petition dismissed.
Memorandum:
Family Court erred by granting an order changing custody of this 12-year-old boy from his mother to his father. When considering a petition for a change of custody, absent countervailing circumstances, the court should give priority to the agreement of the
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